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If I Could

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IF I COULD      -       Seal
Intro:
e|------------/
B|------------/
G|------4--4--/
D|4h6p4-6-—4h6/
A|------------/
E|0--------0--/
E              Am7
   There's no       reason
    D                    E
For    you to lose your     mind
       E                    Am7
Cause     I've seen some -       thing
        D                   E
That's     gonna change our     time
Chorus:
Fmaj7     Am/F#
       I         could
     Fmaj7                    Cmaj7
I'd         make you under -        stand
   Fmaj7      Am/F#
If         I         could, 
     Fmaj7                   Em/C
I'd         make you under -        stand /
Ahh
E              Am7
   There's no       hurry
      D                  E
It's     gonna come for     sure
       E               Am7
Cause     I know that       someday
       D                E
We're    gonna end our     war
Chorus:
   Fmaj7      Am/F#
If         I         could
     Fmaj7                    Cmaj7
I'd         make you under -         stand
   Fmaj7      Am/F#
If         I         could
     Fmaj7                   Em/C
I'd         make you under -        stand / 
            Em/C
Yes, I'd          stand, and if I
Break:
E  Am7D  E
 –  –  –                                                       
                 If I could I would now
E  Am7            D     E
 –                                                           
         Oh my baby,     ohh     baby
      Fmaj7        Am/F#
‘Nd          if I         could
      Fmaj7                   Cmaj7
I'd         make you under -         stand
    Fmaj7      Am/F#
If         I            could
         Fmaj7                     Em/C         Em/C
Then I'd         make you under -        stand 
D              Gm7
   There's no       reason 
     C                   D
For     you to lose your     mind
       D             Gm7
Cause     I've seen       something 
        C                    D
That’s     gonna change our     time. 
Inter:
      Ebmaj7                Em7b5
If I                 (if I)         could 
      C6/F                  C6/F#
If I                 (if I)         could 
          D6/G              D6/Ab         D6/Ab
‘Nd if I             (if I)         could 
E             Am7
   Oohoohooh       hoah  (haahaa)
D               E
  Whoah oohooh     ohohoh
       E                      Am7
(If I     could)     If   I          could
             D                          E
(If I cou -     ld) Woah oohoohoohoo -     hohoo
              E                  E
If I could I     would now baby 
             E
If I could I     would
(I would)
E                          E
   If I could I would now 
Outro:
e|-------/
B|-------/
G|------4/     3x 
D|4h6p4-6/
A|-------/
E|0------/
E
      022104
Am7
    x02010
D
      xx0232
Fmaj7
  133210
Am/F#
  202210
Cmaj7
  x32000
Em/C
   x3200x
Gm7
    35333x
C
      x32010
Ebmaj7
 xx1333
Em7b5
  xx2333
C6/F
   xx3555
C6/F#
  xx4555
D6/G
   xx5777
D6/Ab
  xx6777

If I Could chords and lyrics

Free chords for If I Could by Seal. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

IF I COULD      -       Seal
Chorus:
Ahh
Chorus:
Break:
Inter:
(I would)
E      022104
Am7    x02010
D      xx0232
Fmaj7  133210
Am/F#  202210
Cmaj7  x32000
Em/C   x3200x
Gm7    35333x
C      x32010
Ebmaj7 xx1333
Em7b5  xx2333
C6/F   xx3555
C6/F#  xx4555
D6/G   xx5777
D6/Ab  xx6777

If I Could Chords by Seal

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